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As the cure for the global pandemic coronavirus is still been sorted for, football lovers aroun the are anticipating the new buys their clubs will do in the next transfer window. With Germany looking to pave way for other leagues to follow as they set to reopen their league after a month plus suspension due to coronavirus joy is finally returning to the hearts of football fans. Latest Transfer Window Updates Former Barcelona star Neymar Jnr could be returning to the club again after two years in France, but the 26 years-old player will have to take a pay cut…

After an exclusive video call meeting held yesterday Wednesday, Uefa told the 55 associations that there is still possibility of the both Champions League and Europa competitions to be played throughout June, July and finish in August. According the meeting held yesterday, they intend to finish all domestic league by the end of July. with the consistent efforts put by both the players, clubs, the health workers and the Government there is great possibility of the the coronavirus meeting its end soon. Not withstanding no definite decision has been made yet but Uefa is keen to leave all options on…

Real Madrid super star Garath Bale and his wife has £500,000 to the Cardiff & Vale Health Charity, it was said that it is their own contribution for towards the fight of coronavirus which is a global pandemic. The charity said the money will provide “those extras for staff and patients that normal NHS funding doesn’t provide”, during the pandemic. The chief executive of the CVUHB MrLen Richards said the donation is “fantastic”. He also said in a statement that: “They wanted to give something back to their local NHS as Gareth himself was born in the UHW (University Hospital…

Belgium international and former Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku in an Instagram Live conversation with Belgian TV presenter Kat Kerkhofs on Tuesday said at least 23 out of 25 players from the Inter Milan team have coronavirus. Both Inter Milan and the Italian management were stunned by this claim as one player in the squad has tested positive the virus since its arrival in Italy. Lukaku is reported to have said: “We had a week off in December, we returned to work and I swear that 23 out of 25 players were ill. I am not kidding. “We played against Radja…

Two Tottenham Players, right-back Aurier posted a video on social media handle which he deleted almost immediately but unknown to him fans had already seen it. In the video the player was seen wearing a nose mask while running shuttles and sitting next to fellow Tottenham player Sissoko. The act violate the UK government guidelines which says you can only exercise on your own or with people you live with, they have violated the law and are to face punishment. However the two player has come out to apologise for their action, they said: “We wish to apologise for not…

Uefa has postponed the Woman’s European Championship which was to take place in 2021 due to continues rise in the number of affected people of the coronavirus. Uafe came up with the new of the tournament and they said the tournament will start on the 6th of July and end on the 31st of July 2022. The tournament is scheduled to be played in Great Britain England but because they are reports of increase in the number of infected people of the coronavirus, Uefa have pushed back the Tournament by a year. The men’s European Championship and the Tokyo Olympics…

Netherland Dutch League are set to terminate their league following the extension of the national ban to 1st September. Currently Ajax and AZ Alkmaar are leading the Dutch league, and they have played 26 games each. The Dutch league is now on probability of the league will continue or not. Ajax are currently topping the league on goal difference and are favorite to be the league should it end following the recent development. Dutch football’s governing body KNVB said in a statement it “intends not to continue playing the 2019/20 competition” but will consult Uefa before making a final decision.…

Kevin De Bruyne and his family are back on their feet falling ill, reports are that the player and his family are feeling well again. The Manchester City playmaker could not ascertain whether or not it was Coronavirus him and his family suffered from but they are all back to their feet now. Football in the world as a whole has been on pause due the coronavirus pandemic, all the leagues in the world are currently on a lockdown and they are trying to contain the Covid-19 pandemic. Matches remain indefinitely halted in the Premier League and Kevin De Bruyne is unsure…

Atletico Madrid and Spain midfielder Saul Niguez has come out to adviced his follow sportsmen not to relent in the soliderity even after the coronavirus pandemic. This is as a result of the cooperation which sportsmen around the world has been showing he believes there will conquer the virus if people continue in the solidarity. Football around the has been under suspension since last month because of the coronavirus pandemic, the coronavirus has been a nightmare to the world of football. The virus which came to the world through China and has affected almost all the nations of the world, it even killed the…

Barcelona could shut-down their Nou Camp from fans for over 10 months, according to Catalan paper La Vanguardia. Barca could close their Nou Camp gates until February 2021 next year. This is due to the current challenge the world is facing now which is the coronavirus pandemic. An internal report has it that the club has been faced with two possible scenarios outlined for the development of the financial crisis which is surrounding football presently. The worst-case scenario is that the fact that this current season is still in doubt to be completed. Also transfer window is to open August 15th…

Arsenal first team players and their head coach Mikel Arteta have agreed to take pay cut on their pay to help fight the global pandemic coronavirus. The Premier League side said that it was a voluntary agreement made by the players and the coach, they agreed that their annual earnings should be reduced by 12.5%. Arsenal’s coaching crew and stuffs are also agreed to have their pay cut as well, earlier last week Arsenal hit certain targets on the pitch, the club says “agreed amounts” will be paid back at end of it all. Arsenal football club made this known…

Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder and chief executive Stephen Bettis have agreed partial pay and bonus deferrals, all this is to help in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. According to the club management they said it was to assist the club’s cash flow issues during the coronavirus pandemic. Sheffield United said any money saved from the decision made will be used to retain and pay other staff in full. Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder and the chief executive Stephen Bettis, plus senior coaches, have accepted six-month deferrals. There is no news as to if the players also agreed to…

European football’s governing body Uefa hopes to end this season football league campaign at most in August, although all the leagues are still under suspension. The only football league that has been in action is the Belarus league all other leagues in Europe and even African and the Asian leagues are still under suspension, Uefa is looking at August as the deadline date to end the season. Uefa has launched two working groups, with each having specific work to meet their target, one is to assess the fixture calendar and the other aimed at working to restart the league mid-May…

Tottenham forward Heung-Min Son has commenced his three-week mandatory national service, the 27-year-old is serving with the Marine Corps on the island of Jeju where he will undergo basic training. The Tottehnam forward completed his two-week quarantine following his return to South Korea, and he is now set to resume training. Heung-Min Son is required by law as South Korean citizen to carry out national service by his 28th birthday, he was due to serve 21 months ago but earned an exemption after being part of his national team to win the Asian Games in 2018. The service is scheduled…

Less than a week after Arsenal and their entire management team declared their intension to deferred their payment Watford have also declared their intensions to also defer their pay as well. They will will be the third team in the English Premier League to accept to defer their payment. Earlier this month, Southampton and West Ham confirmed their players would defer part of their salaries because of the coronavirus pandemic. Arsenal players are set to take a 12.5% pay cut while Chelsea’s will reportedly agree to a 10% decrease in salary. In addition to the players, Watford’s senior management and executives are…

Edmond Bangura of Sierra Leone died recently and reports have it that he died of coronavirus but after an autopsy was conducted and it was revealed that the 22-year-old footballer was discovered that he died of an enlarged heart condition. Goalkeeper Bangura, who played for FC Johansen, died in the early hours on Friday in a Freetown hospital South Africa. People were saying the player died of coronavirus, the player initially has an underlying health conditions, such as asthma which makes it difficult for him breathe properly. South Africa is not left out of the countries the coronavirus has held…

AS Roma of Italy has agreed to forgo their four months salaries because of the coronavirus pandemic, this news was made known by the chief executive of the club. The chief executive Mr. Guido Fienga praised his players’ saying he appreciated their “superb gesture” after they volunteered to forgo four months’ salary to help the club during the coronavirus pandemic. The players, manager Paulo Fonseca and his staff will also pay the difference to ensure all club staff placed on furlough receive their full salary. The movement was led by AS Roma captain Edin Dzeko, both him and Fienga approached…

Kano State governor, Gov, Umar Ganduje, has reportedly sacked the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure in Kano state. The minister whose name is Engr Mu’azu Magaji was seen celebrating the of the Chief of Staff of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Abba Kyari. according to reports it was gathered that the now former minister of Works and Infrastructure in Kano state took too his Facebook account celebrating the death of Abba Kyari. It was gathered that Engr Mu’azu Magaji had made an utterances against the person of  late Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari. The Governor of…

Italian giant Inter Milan are talks to land Manchester United French forward Anthony Martial as a replacement for Argentine Lautaro Martinez as clubs are piling huge amont of money for the player. The young argentine could leave the Italian Side Inter Milan at the end of the season to Barcelona and they will like to prepare a replacement for the player. French international Anthony Martial is the number target for the inter Milan to replace the player should incase he leaves to join Barca. However, the Manchester United and French attacker has not said anything about leaving the English Premiership side as he is happy in…

According to reports from the Tokyo Olympics, Professor Devi Sridhar said the development of effective and affordable treatment would be a “game-changer” in whether the postponed Games take place. The International Olympic Committee and Tokyo 2020 organizers held an executive board meeting recently and they reiterated their hope the Games can be the “light at the end of the tunnel”. However, IOC coordination commission chair John Coates said that Covid-19 could can still be a major setback for the Tokyo Olympics. They rescheduled the Tokyo Olympics, which was supposed to take place this June, it will now hold from 23rd…

Across Europe, many top leagues planning on resumption of their various leagues, football has been on a pause for over a month plus now. The body that represents Europe’s top leagues says when football does return it will “no doubt” be played behind closed doors. Top Europe league sides from the likes of English Premier League (EPL), Bundesliga, Spanish La Liga, Italian Serie A and French Ligue 1 side are looking at resuming their leagues with exption of just one league. At present, the state of play in the continent’s top leagues is: English Premier League (EPL): The English Premier League…